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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1892
Page
4
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers features dialect humor, puns, and light banter. Snippets include remarks on women, youth, editors, and everyday quirks with brief exchanges and punchlines across multiple sources.
A Boston Globe stringer reports Captain Franklin Miranda an aging resident famed for keeping hens and a peculiar cough. After a voyage for health he died at sea and was buried, while his former town house near the outskirts is said to echo with a precise imitation of his cough as narrated by Mrs Fuller and townspeople.
A veteran homemaker explains frugal uses for soap scraps melted into new bars and for mosquito netting repurposed into washcloths. The piece notes safety of unscented soap for children and describes netting fabrics that shrink, require quilting, and can yield durable cloths. It also touches on animal cries and a farmer’s dog Bruce who oddly saved clothes from a snowbound line.
A Spokane Falls white horse reportedly bears a miniature view of the falls in its left eye. Owner Mr Deakin has refused offers up to 10000 while crowds view the remarkable image, described by traveler C A Dillman as a perfect life like reproduction.
The author recalls Margaret Fuller as striking yet plain, praising her lively conversation and Cambridge diction. Fuller taught lessons in dialogue, urged others to talk of friends, not self, and wise units for unity. The piece notes her romantic marriage and untimely death as Marchioness Ossfeld.
A hostess gathers twenty guests for a whittling game using numbered pine blocks with assorted shapes. Partners carve items over two hours then day prizes and humorous judging follow. The piece also describes an auction party where beans represent bids and novelty purchases spark playful laughter.
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